Alright,
So over the weekend my water got clouded up. There was about 2ppm Ammonia, and no other traces of Nitrite or Nitrate. For those not familiar with my setup, here it is for you:
30 gal bowfront tank
HOB filter (Bio Media Only)
Rena XP 1 - Mainly mechanical and activated carbon)
Lots of aggitation and air, plenty of heating.
Stock:
4 Rainbows
1 Betta
2 Neons
2 Small Albino Cories
1 3 inch Catfish
Everything had been sailing along fine for a few weeks. I had a mini cycle when I added the Rena, but everything was solid for a few weeks after that.
So, I did a 50% PWC and cleaned all of the filters from the Rena in the tank water. I figured that should have cleaned the water right up. The next day, it was still cloudy, so I used some water purifier and it cleared right up.
But...
I did a ammonia and nitrite check to be on the safe side, and Ammonia was between 4 and 5 ! Obviously, I did a large PWC and added a healthy dose of Ammo-Lock, but why would the ammonia spike like that? I am not over feeding, I did not do anything that should have killed my bacteria, and there is nothing decomposing in my tank. Even if the filters were not on, those fish shouldnt produce that kind of load... Im stumped.
So over the weekend my water got clouded up. There was about 2ppm Ammonia, and no other traces of Nitrite or Nitrate. For those not familiar with my setup, here it is for you:
30 gal bowfront tank
HOB filter (Bio Media Only)
Rena XP 1 - Mainly mechanical and activated carbon)
Lots of aggitation and air, plenty of heating.
Stock:
4 Rainbows
1 Betta
2 Neons
2 Small Albino Cories
1 3 inch Catfish
Everything had been sailing along fine for a few weeks. I had a mini cycle when I added the Rena, but everything was solid for a few weeks after that.
So, I did a 50% PWC and cleaned all of the filters from the Rena in the tank water. I figured that should have cleaned the water right up. The next day, it was still cloudy, so I used some water purifier and it cleared right up.
But...
I did a ammonia and nitrite check to be on the safe side, and Ammonia was between 4 and 5 ! Obviously, I did a large PWC and added a healthy dose of Ammo-Lock, but why would the ammonia spike like that? I am not over feeding, I did not do anything that should have killed my bacteria, and there is nothing decomposing in my tank. Even if the filters were not on, those fish shouldnt produce that kind of load... Im stumped.